Claim · #6493159
Fusarium verticillioides · pathogen pressure · Zea mays
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“fumonisins are produced by Fusarium verticillioides primarily in corn and corn-based products”
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AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Fusarium verticillioides is the well-established causal agent of Fusarium ear rot in Zea mays, and fumonisin production in corn and corn-based products is extensively documented; all structured fields align with the source quote.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Fusarium verticillioides is the well-established fumonisin-producing fungal pathogen of Zea mays grain, fully consistent with all structured fields and source quote.”
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